BHS golf finishes 2nd in DSL match at Silver Lakes

HELENDALE — The Burroughs golf team didn't have all of its players last Thursday in the third DSL match of the season — and that resulted in a second-place finish. The Burros shot a 478 at Silver Lakes Country Club, and finished 31 strokes behind Granite Hills.

HELENDALE — The Burroughs golf team didn’t have all of its players last Thursday in the third DSL match of the season — and that resulted in a second-place finish. The Burros shot a 478 at Silver Lakes Country Club, and finished 31 strokes behind Granite Hills.

“We were ahead after the first two players but ultimately couldn’t hold them off,” Burros coach Dave Sappington said. “It is what it is, and we’ll move onto next week.”

Individually, Burroughs finished one-two in Thursday’s match. Devon Bling shot a 75 to earn medalist honors for the third straight time in DSL play, and Daryn Johnson shot a 79 to finish in second place.

Burroughs’ next three golfers finished outside the overall top 10 — Andrew Khouri and Subber Dhillon each shot a 105, and John Mills had a 115. The Burros played Thursday’s match without seniors Ryan McKellar (out with injury) and Jon Knehans (on vacation).

“It was super windy — the winds were not our friend — and they had just sanded the greens,” Sappington said. “It was definitely a difficult day with the wind and the sand. Everybody did their best.”

For Granite Hills, Mohammad Mohseni shot a team-low 83 and finished third overall — the transfer student from Bolivia has been the Cougars’ low scorer in each of the two league matches he has played this season. No Granite Hills player shot worse than a 94 on Thursday, allowing the Cougars to win their first DSL match and creep closer to Burroughs in the league standings.

“They improved their team — they got a kid from another country that shoots in the 70s and 80s. They’re better and we got a little worse last week,” Sappington said. “Competition makes it better — now if we win it’s even sweeter. It’s not going to be as easy as we thought it was going to be.”

Victor Valley’s top finisher on Thursday was Zach Ninemire, who shot an 89 to finish fifth overall. For Barstow, Spencer Curran shot a 90 to place sixth.

After winning the first two matches in DSL play, Burroughs’ second place-finish to Granite Hills at Silver Lakes Country Club tightens up the league race. The Burros have 14 points and lead the Cougars by one point in the standings — Victor Valley is third with seven points and Barstow is fourth with six points.

Burroughs returns to action on Thursday in the fourth DSL match of the season. The match will be played at Apple Valley Golf Course — Granite Hills’ home course — and is scheduled to start at 1 p.m.